Currency series



E. E. AUSTIN.

CURRENCY SEHIESV APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1921.

Patented J 11110 6, 1922.

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fly Azzamw arren sraras EDGAR E. AUSTIN, orroarnann, MAINE. 1 f

PATENT orricsf cmemcy SERIES.

be printed in various denominations.

The object of my invention is to provide a currency series in which bills of varying'denomination may be not only readily distinguished from each other, but in which alter-v ation of the denomination of any bill in the series is practically impossible.

According to my invention all bills of theseries are of characteristic type or arrangement in which there are two contrastingly differentiated denominational areas, one of increasing dimension and the other of decreasing dimension as the denomination ofthe bills increases. The contrastingly differentiated denominational areas of varying dimension according to the bill denomination, not only prevent alteration of the bills but insure instant distinction of bill denominations. Each denominational area is of course preferably plainly marked with the particular bill denomination.

For the purposes of this application I have illustrated two characteristic specimens of my currency series.

Fig. 1 shows a currency unit of two dollar denomination, and 1 Fig. 2 shows a currency dollar denomination.

The bills or. sheets constituting my currency series are all of uniform size and are each provided on one or both faces with a characteristic background design.

Such background is in two contrasting denomination areas 1 and 2 which vary in dimension acoordingto the denomination of the bill.

As here shown, the body of the bill comprises an area 1 which is in a plurality of transversely spaced'groups of broken lines with the spaces between said line groups suitably shaded and an area 2 which is in a plurality of spaced groups of light and heavy dots.

The area 1 is enclosed by a contrasting border 3 which is extended to set off one or unit of twenty area 2. 1

The severalcontrasting portions of the Specification o'f lhe tters Patent. Patented J 11116 6,1922, Application filed June 4, 1921;: sriarnoI 475,0a1f. I I i more spaces within the denomination of thebinay' be printed: The bill'de nomination may also be printed within the background design are shown in black and white in'thedrawing, but'it will'be understood that in practice'the design is printed in one or more colors.

The area 1 increases and the area 2 decreasesin dimen'sionas the denominations of the bills increase so that bills of varying denomination may be readily 1 distinguished from each other by the extent of the denominational areas themselves. This also pre+ vents raising of bill denomination.

It will be understood that the areas land Q'may be variously proportioned and differentiated. I also contemplate that such areas would be imprinted after the manner of the usual paper currency. I

Various modifications in the design aracross the sheet into two juxtaposed conso i trastingly differentiated sections .constituting denominational areas adapted to indi-' cate the. denomination of the bill, and said areas varying 1n extent relative to one an other according to the denomination of the bill. f

2. A currency series consisting of a plu rality of sheets of-uniform size, each'sheet having. one face thereof provided throughout its entire extent with .a characteristic background -'design common to the series, said background being subdivided across the sheet into two juxtaposed contrastingly dif:

ferentiated seotionsconstituting denominational areas adapted to indicate the denomination of the bill, onev area increasing in extent and the other area decreasing in extent as the denomination of the bill increases.

3. A sheet adapted tov be circulated as a currency medium and'having one face thereof provided throughout its entire extent with a characteristic background desi 11, said background being subdivided across t e sheet into two juxtaposed contrastingly differentiated sections constituting denominational areas adapted to indicate the denomination of the bill, and said areas bearing a definite relation to each other and to the denomination of the hill.

4. A sheet adapted to be circulated as a currency medium andhaving one face thereof provided throughout its entire extent ith a characteristic background design, said background being snbdividedacross the sheet; into twojuxtaposed contrastingly dif- 7 ferentiated sections of different size constituting denominational areas adapted to indicate thev denomination of the bill, the size of said areas bearing a definite relation to the denomination of the bill.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

r EDGAR E; AUSTIN. Witnesses:

ALBERT E. ANDERSON, HENRY J. CONLEY. 

